Community comes together for rally
On Sept. 12, a demonstration was held at the College of Wooster to protest the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA was put in place by the Obama administration and...
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Community Rally provides hope
“Hate has no home here.” These words, spoken by John Clay, president of the Wooster/Orrville chapter of the NAACP, quickly became the theme of the Wooster CommUNITY Rally held Aug. 29. The rally, attended...
American Health Care Act Proves Dangerous
It is weird to be living in a world where musicians put more planning into their work than politicians. For the past seven years, GOP congressmen have been ripping apart the Affordable Care Act,...
Writer advocates for change in upcoming year
Coming from a tumultuous past year, a great number of people will remember only feelings of fear for the future that a Trump inauguration will bring. As we begin 2017, and thus his...
Editor reminisces on the good aspects of past year
As 2016 came to a close, I found myself surrounded by posts on social media and commentaries by my peers reiterating how awful of a year they thought it had been. Donald Trump’s win...
Editor evaluates essential political events
The year 2016 has most certainly been an interesting year for politics in the United States. The presidential campaigns, run on both sides, were focused mainly upon personal attacks of the opposing...
Has STEM Become The Focus of Education?
I have never been good at math or science. Born into a family of English-history double majors and copy editors, I can still remember my mother coming home from parent-teacher conferences and relaying...
Is Anything Really Original?
While Steve Jobs introduced the first computer with a graphical user interface for consumer use, the model was a not an original creation; it was a conglomeration of ideas and features, compounded into...
HEAD TO HEAD: Pro or Con to the Holidays
Pro Holidays: Amber Swigart I will be the first to admit that at a glance, the holidays may seem like childlike, foolish speculation that turn religious celebrations into a promotion of America’s consumerist culture....
Senior Athlete Asks Equality in Sports
At the age of five, I picked up my first basketball. It was an instant love, and over the next 12 years, it became one of my many passions. Through this game, I learned...
